Since then, we have continued to push boundaries and develop ground-breaking research and projects to fill knowledge gaps and, most importantly, shine a light on the stories and lived realities of those too often sidelined in decision-making.

📍In 1995, IWDA helped bring Pacific women’s voices to the world stage at the Fourth World Conference on Women.

Beneath Paradise captured women’s powerful stories through photos, sound & testimony, amplifying marginalised voices too often left out:
loom.ly/K5iA0hA
#IWDAat40 #GenderEquality

From this, Beneath Paradise was created. Through powerful photography, audio recordings, and personal testimonials, Beneath Paradise documented the lived realities of hundreds of women across the Pacific - amplifying voices too often overlooked in global conversations.

📍In 1995, IWDA helped bring Pacific women’s voices to the world stage at the Fourth World Conference on Women.

Beneath Paradise captured women’s powerful stories through photos, sound & testimony, amplifying marginalised voices too often left out:
loom.ly/K5iA0hA
#IWDAat40 #GenderEquality

It took us three years to be ready for this moment – mobilising our team, partners and supporters to lead a defining project that would ensure the voices of Pacific women were represented on the world stage.

📍In 1995, IWDA helped bring Pacific women’s voices to the world stage at the Fourth World Conference on Women.

Beneath Paradise captured women’s powerful stories through photos, sound & testimony, amplifying marginalised voices too often left out:
loom.ly/K5iA0hA
#IWDAat40 #GenderEquality

1995 – a defining moment in the global movement for gender equality. A decade after IWDA was founded, we took part in the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing where one of the most ambitious and progressive blueprints for advancing women's rights worldwide was adopted.

📍In 1995, IWDA helped bring Pacific women’s voices to the world stage at the Fourth World Conference on Women.

Beneath Paradise captured women’s powerful stories through photos, sound & testimony, amplifying marginalised voices too often left out:
loom.ly/K5iA0hA
#IWDAat40 #GenderEquality

Beneath Paradise: bringing Pacific voices to the global stage. Logo: International Women's Development Agency.

📍In 1995, IWDA helped bring Pacific women’s voices to the world stage at the Fourth World Conference on Women.

Beneath Paradise captured women’s powerful stories through photos, sound & testimony, amplifying marginalised voices too often left out: loom.ly/K5iA0hA
#IWDAat40 #GenderEquality

To mark our 40th anniversary, we sat down with our incredible staff to talk about their time at the organisation and what IWDA’s work has meant to them.

Hear their full reflections today: https://loom.ly/F35FP60

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